Job Description
Equity Group Holdings is inviting applications from accomplished professionals for the position of Finance Systems and Process Management Lead. This leadership opportunity is designed for an experienced finance transformation specialist who is passionate about modernising financial operations through technology, innovation, governance, and operational excellence. The successful candidate will play a central role in shaping the future of finance by driving enterprise-wide process improvements, strengthening financial systems, and supporting strategic initiatives that enhance organisational performance across the Group.
The Finance Systems and Process Management Lead will collaborate closely with finance leaders, technology teams, business stakeholders, project managers, auditors, and external solution providers to ensure that finance operations remain efficient, secure, compliant, and aligned with long-term business objectives. The position requires an individual capable of translating complex business requirements into practical system solutions while maintaining strong governance standards and delivering measurable business value.
This role provides an exciting opportunity to influence finance transformation programmes by improving workflows, streamlining financial reporting processes, strengthening internal controls, and promoting the adoption of intelligent automation technologies. The successful candidate will identify opportunities to eliminate manual activities, improve data quality, optimise financial reporting cycles, and support digital initiatives that increase productivity throughout finance operations.
Working within a dynamic financial services environment, the Finance Systems and Process Management Lead will oversee initiatives involving enterprise resource planning platforms, financial reporting applications, budgeting solutions, workflow automation, process documentation, and business process optimisation. The role also supports continuous enhancement of finance technology by ensuring systems remain responsive to evolving regulatory requirements, operational priorities, and organisational growth strategies.
The position demands exceptional analytical capability, strategic thinking, and the ability to lead cross-functional initiatives involving multiple stakeholders across various business units. The successful candidate will contribute to successful project delivery by supporting business analysis, solution design, testing, implementation, user acceptance activities, change management, training programmes, and post-deployment support.
As an ambassador for innovation, the Finance Systems and Process Management Lead will encourage adoption of digital finance practices, robotic process automation, artificial intelligence, advanced analytics, and other emerging technologies that improve operational performance and decision-making. Continuous improvement, service excellence, collaboration, accountability, and proactive problem-solving will remain central to every aspect of the role.
This position offers an outstanding career opportunity for an experienced finance systems professional seeking to influence enterprise-wide transformation while supporting sustainable growth within one of Africa's leading financial institutions. Candidates with strong technical expertise, leadership capability, and a passion for continuous improvement are encouraged to apply.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead continuous evaluation of finance business processes to identify operational inefficiencies, workflow bottlenecks, unnecessary manual activities, and opportunities for greater standardisation across the organisation.
- Develop practical recommendations that improve financial controls, increase operational efficiency, strengthen governance, and enhance service delivery throughout finance operations.
- Collaborate with finance leadership to align systems, procedures, and operating frameworks with organisational strategic priorities and regulatory expectations.
- Gather business requirements from stakeholders and convert operational needs into detailed functional specifications for technology enhancement initiatives.
- Partner with information technology teams, software vendors, consultants, and project stakeholders during solution design, implementation, configuration, testing, and deployment activities.
- Coordinate finance system enhancement projects from planning through successful implementation while maintaining quality standards, timelines, budgets, and business objectives.
- Facilitate user acceptance testing by preparing test scenarios, coordinating participant engagement, validating results, documenting findings, and monitoring issue resolution.
- Support finance data migration initiatives through mapping, cleansing, reconciliation, validation, verification, and successful transition to production environments.
- Monitor system functionality, investigate operational issues, identify root causes, recommend corrective actions, and ensure timely problem resolution.
- Act as the primary finance systems subject matter expert by providing technical guidance and business process support to internal users.
- Prepare comprehensive process documentation, operating procedures, workflow diagrams, training manuals, and system reference materials for ongoing operational support.
- Deliver engaging training programmes that improve user knowledge, increase system adoption, and strengthen compliance with approved finance procedures.
- Promote effective change management practices by supporting stakeholder communication, readiness assessments, adoption measurement, and post-implementation reviews.
- Evaluate opportunities to implement automation technologies that reduce repetitive activities, improve reporting accuracy, and increase operational productivity.
- Encourage adoption of artificial intelligence, robotic process automation, workflow technologies, and advanced analytics within finance operations where appropriate.
- Review financial system controls to ensure compliance with internal governance standards, regulatory obligations, audit requirements, and risk management policies.
- Work collaboratively with internal audit, compliance, risk management, and finance leadership to strengthen organisational control environments.
- Analyse finance system performance metrics and recommend improvements that enhance user experience, reporting capability, operational resilience, and service quality.
- Support budgeting, forecasting, consolidation, reporting, reconciliation, and financial planning processes through effective systems management.
- Participate in enterprise transformation initiatives requiring finance technology integration and business process redesign.
- Maintain strong relationships with internal departments and external technology partners to ensure successful delivery of finance transformation initiatives.
- Monitor emerging finance technologies and recommend innovative solutions that support long-term organisational competitiveness.
- Ensure finance documentation remains current, accurate, accessible, and aligned with organisational standards.
- Contribute to strategic planning discussions relating to finance technology, digital transformation, operational excellence, and continuous improvement initiatives.
- Perform additional finance systems leadership responsibilities assigned in support of organisational objectives.
Qualifications & Requirements
- Applicants should possess a bachelor's degree in finance, Accounting, Business Information Systems, Information Technology, Computer Science, or another closely related discipline from a recognized institution. Professional certifications such as CPA, ACCA, CIMA, CISA, or equivalent qualifications will provide a strong advantage. Additional credentials in enterprise resource planning systems, business analysis, project management, process improvement methodologies, automation technologies, or digital transformation are highly desirable.
- The ideal candidate should demonstrate substantial knowledge of enterprise finance systems, financial reporting processes, budgeting applications, financial planning platforms, workflow automation, internal controls, governance frameworks, and finance transformation methodologies. Experience supporting Oracle E
- Business Suite finance modules, Oracle Enterprise Performance Management applications, banking finance systems, financial process optimization, and enterprise technology implementation will be highly beneficial.
- Candidates should possess excellent analytical thinking, critical reasoning, problem
- solving ability, stakeholder management, communication, presentation, facilitation, documentation, and organizational skills. The successful applicant must demonstrate strong leadership qualities, adaptability, professional integrity, sound judgement, attention to detail, project coordination capability, and the ability to manage multiple priorities within a fast
- paced financial services environment. A commitment to continuous improvement, customer service excellence, innovation, collaboration, and high
- quality delivery is essential for success in this position.
How to Apply
Interested candidates who meet the stated qualifications are encouraged to submit their updated CV together with a detailed cover letter through the official Equity Group Holdings recruitment portal before the application deadline. Only shortlisted applicants will be contacted for the next stage of the recruitment process.
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